LOCAL LEGISLATION CALENDAR GEORGIA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Tuesday, January 26th, 2016 HB 683 by Representative Dickerson of the 113th ROCKDALE COUNTY: A Bill to authorize Rockdale County to exercise all redevelopment and other powers. HB 735 by Representative Greene of the 151st STEWART COUNTY: A Bill to revise the Stewart County Water and Sewerage Authority, so as to change the method of membership appointments. HB 748 by Representative Taylor of the 173rd THOMAS COUNTY: A Bill to authorize the Magistrate Court of Thomas County to impose and collect county law library fees as part of the court costs. HB 782 by Representative Rogers of the 29th HALL COUNTY: A Bill to provide for the continuation of an alternative method of distribution of the net proceeds of the sales and use tax for educational purposes. HB 786 by Representative Buckner of the 137th MERIWETHER & TALBOT COUNTIES: A Bill to provide a new charter for the City of Manchester, so as to change provisions relating to the filling of vacancies of the offices of members of the governing authority. HB 794 by Representative Bentley of the 139th MACON COUNTY: A Bill to provide that the judge of the Probate Court of Macon County shall also serve as the chief magistrate judge of the Magistrate Court of Macon County. HB 799 by Representative Benton of the 31st JACKSON COUNTY: A Bill to provide a new charter for the City of Hoschton, so as to provide for the manner of election of the mayor and councilmembers. HB 807 by Representative Stovall of the 74th CLAYTON COUNTY: A Bill to amend an Act creating one or more community improvement districts within Clayton County, so as to change certain provisions relating to taxes, fees and assessments. PURSUANT TO ARTICLE VII, SECTION II, PARAGRAPH IV OF THE STATE CONSTITUTION, THE FOLLOWING LOCAL BILL RELATING TO HOMESTEAD EXEMPTIONS REQUIRES A TWO-THIRDS ROLL-CALL VOTE FOR PASSAGE: HB 787 by Representative Dickson of the 6th WHITFIELD COUNTY: A Bill to provide a homestead exemption from the City of Varnell ad valorem taxes for municipal purposes in the full amount of the assessed value of the homestead for residents of that city who are 65 years of age or older or who are the unremarried spouses of deceased firefighters, police officers, or military veterans.